mikeyslade

68 going on 6.8. Mostly on IG and Theads now, post-Elon Twitter is somehow even worse.

[mikeyslade @mikeyslade]

This was so fun!

[Ed Robson Arena @EdRobsonArena]

Mike Slade himself brought the energy to the Mike Slade Student Section tonight👏👏

#CCTigers

[mikeyslade @mikeyslade]

So good

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

HOLY CRAP Trump actually accomplished a miracle. Here is what he got out of Iran:

- Reduce its stockpile of enriched uranium by about 98%

- Limit uranium enrichment to 3.67% purity (far below weapons-grade)

- Cut the number of installed centrifuges by roughly two-thirds

- Only enrich uranium at one declared site (Natanz)

- Stop enrichment activities at Fordow and convert it into a research facility

- Redesign the Arak heavy-water reactor so it could not easily produce weapons-grade plutonium

- Ship out or dilute excess enriched uranium
Allow extensive inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Permit continuous monitoring of nuclear facilities and supply chains

- Accept “snap” inspections under expanded monitoring rules

- Avoid building new heavy-water reactors for years

- Stay within strict limits on uranium stockpile size and centrifuge development for set periods ranging from 10–25 years

Ooops, sorry!

That was the JCPOA that Obama signed with Iran, only to have him tear it up, kill 140 kids, get hundreds of Americans injured, 13 killed, and gas prices to surge 50%.

[Tom Steyer @TomSteyer]

Today Meta laid off 10% of its workforce.

Yesterday they gave $950,000 for Xavier Becerra.

We can't let AI turn a few billionaires into trillionaires while putting millions out of work.

That's what tech oligarchs want. It's why they're backing a corporate Democrat.

[Harry Sisson @harryjsisson]

Trump had one of his worst mental health episodes yet last night, posting over 55 times in 3 hours. Here is the list:

10:15 PM - Accuses Obama of attempting a coup in 2016
10:15 PM - Says Obama worked with CIA to overthrow Trump
10:15 PM - Reposts tweet saying Obama is a “traitor” and that he should be arrested
10:22 PM - Attacks dominion voting systems for 2020 election saying they switched votes
10:22 PM - Says Fulton County, GA had their 2020 fraud exposed (there was none)
10:23 PM - Accuses Obama of personally making $120 million from Obamacare (wtf?)
10:23 PM - Cites quack lawyer Sidney Powell on the 2020 election
10:24 PM - Posts fake JFK Jr account that says Obama wiretapped Trump Tower
10:27 PM - Demands Senator Mark Kelly resign
10:29 PM - Claims neither Biden nor Harris were in charge of the Biden admin
10:29 PM - Attacks Fulton County, GA again
10:29 PM - Posts Fox News clip of Rep Ro Khanna
10:30 PM - Demands Jack Smith be arrested
10:30 PM - Accuses Obama, Clinton, and Comey of treason
10:39 PM - Reposts a tweet from a MAGA account saying they have secret intel proving Clinton and Obama committed crimes
10:39 PM - Reposts a MAGA tweet saying Hillary Clinton should be sent to Haiti
10:40 PM - Says the DOJ is “working hard” to arrest his enemies for treason
10:40 PM - Reposts a tweet attacking his own DOJ and Todd Blanche for no arrests of political enemies
10:40 PM - Posts a TikTok video of people stealing from a convenience store
10:41 PM - Posts a TikTok of someone taking a Door Dash order
10:41 PM - accuses Obama, John Brennan, and Clinton of sedition and treason again
10:42 PM - Posts a video of a man on CCTV footage knocking over food a waiter was carrying
10:47 PM - Calls Obama the “most DEMONIC FORCE” in American politics
10:47 PM - Posts a tweet from Mike Flynn saying 2020 election wasn’t fair
10:49 PM - Attacks Dominion again claiming they stole the 2020 election (it wasn’t)
10:51 PM - Reposts a fake Charlie Kirk account that claimed Obama blocked Hillary Clinton from being prosecuted
10:53 PM - Claims Obama was part of Hillary Clinton’s emails in some way
11:28 PM - Claims a senior Democrat just testified under oath that Senator Adam Schiff leaked classified information
1:13 AM - Attacks the New York Times for reporting on the reflecting pool

This man is clearly not well.

[mikeyslade @mikeyslade]

This from the genius who fucked up the Sonics

[Washington State GOP @WAGOP]

"@MayorofSeattle Katie Wilson has chosen to cast business as a foil rather than a partner," writes @HowardSchultz. "Her socialist rhetoric vilifies employers, even while she continues to rely on them for revenue. She has encouraged residents who disagree with her policies to leave."
https://t.co/0lfdfNKn6B via @WSJopinion

Article Text:
"Washington state has been my home for more than four decades. I arrived in Seattle with dreams and ambition and ended up building Starbucks into a company known around the world. Many Pacific Northwesterners joined me in shaping the culture, benefits and brand of Starbucks—contributing not only to a business, but also the civic and entrepreneurial life of the area.

"I am no longer a resident of Washington. My decision to leave had much to do with family choices and my stage of life. Still, I feel a responsibility to speak up about the business and job climate in a city and state that gave me so many opportunities.

"Washington’s economic story over the past half century is extraordinary. Microsoft, Amazon, Costco and a host of other new companies transformed the state into a global center of technology, innovation and logistics. Entrepreneurs exported ideas worldwide. Capital flowed. Wages rose. Imported and homegrown talent flourished.

"That ecosystem worked because risk‑taking was rewarded, growth was possible, and civic leadership—while imperfect—understood that private enterprise wasn’t the adversary of the public good. It was one engine for improving the public sphere.

"That ecosystem is fractured today. Seattle and much of Washington face serious problems: chronic homelessness, disorder in core business districts, persistent budget deficits, declining public-school outcomes and a slowing technology hiring cycle. These challenges aren’t unique to the state—but Washington’s response to them is.

"Seattle’s mayor, Katie Wilson, has chosen to cast business as a foil rather than a partner. Her socialist rhetoric vilifies employers, even while she continues to rely on them for revenue. She has encouraged residents who disagree with her policies to leave.

"In the state capital, the Legislature and governor have confronted difficult fiscal trade-offs by emphasizing taxation rather than reform or performance management. The theory appears to be that prosperity can be mandated through redistribution rather than generated through growth.

"Washington has a broken tax system. The reliance on sales taxes—10.55% in Seattle—is deeply regressive. The state needs to rewrite its tax code across the board in a way that ensures people and businesses alike pay their share.

"But instead of reform, those in power have opted to increase the burden on businesses and successful entrepreneurs in ways that discourage them from growing within the state—at a moment when Washington’s economic situation is growing more fragile.

"Microsoft and Amazon—once hiring engines—have slowed recruitment and reduced head counts as they race to build data-center capacity and compete globally. Starbucks recently announced it will shift hundreds of corporate roles to Tennessee.

"These companies imported global talent at scale for decades, anchoring an interconnected system of suppliers and startups. As those businesses reduce their local role, Seattle has no clear answer to the question of what will provide the next set of jobs and revenue growth.

"Cities and states don’t decline overnight. They drift when public safety, fiscal stability and economic vitality deteriorate together. Downtown vacancies reduce foot traffic. Declining foot traffic weakens small businesses. Employment falls. Revenue shrinks. Services erode. Confidence—something that’s hard to build and easy to lose—begins to evaporate.

"Entrepreneurs are accustomed to accountability: If we fail to deliver value, we lose customers. If we misallocate capital, we absorb the loss. Government, too, should be judged by results, not intentions. In Washington, steadily increasing government spending hasn’t delivered commensurate results on a range of issues, from addressing homelessness and drug addiction to poor prospects for new high-school graduates.

"Entrepreneurs take risks others won’t. We build before certainty exists. We hire before revenue is guaranteed. We invest locally, pay taxes and support civic institutions. When our companies succeed, entire regions benefit. America can’t afford to forget that.

"Leaving doesn’t mean abandoning. My family foundation remains invested in Washington’s future, seeking to help the next generation achieve economic mobility and prosperity. But that future is linked to economic growth and job creation. Across the country, other states are competing for capital and talent by simplifying regulation, reforming tax systems and investing in workforce development. One important initiative comes from the bipartisan National Governors Association, helping states craft pro-entrepreneurship policies.

"I hope Washington’s leaders will embrace these policies and forge a new compact—one grounded in job creation, sensible taxation and accountable public spending. Washington once embodied the future of the U.S. economy, and it can again. But the current government needs to learn that future entrepreneurs won’t be attracted by ineffective public systems, especially when joined with policy and political rhetoric that demonize businesses."

Mr. Schultz is a former CEO and chairman emeritus of Starbucks.

[Apple Lamps @lamps_apple]

Just gave codex the /goal to research all available data on MH370 and to independently estimate its flight path and crash impact area within 100 miles.

Let’s see how this goes

[mikeyslade @mikeyslade]

Check out this amazing new album from Harry Slade

https://t.co/07mmPkJ2n5

[TheWrap @TheWrap]

TheWrap founder & Editor in Chief @sharonwaxman breaks down the facts of the #JimmyKimmelLive saga on @FOXLA, contextualizing the business, the politics, and the stakes:

"There's a pattern here. It's not a coincidence, and Donald Trump is very happy to take credit for all of these things."

[Joe Walsh @WalshFreedom]

Here’s what’s so unique about what’s happening right now. Trump is SINGLEHANDEDLY fucking up our economy. This is ALL on him. He inherited the strongest post-Covid economy in the industrialized world. And ALL BY HIMSELF, he’s fucked it up.

Elections really do have consequences.

[Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @AdamKinzinger]

South Park delivered the biggest beat down to Trump in history

[Mike Vorel @mikevorel]

The Mariners' first 30 games
R: 138 (5th)
BB%: 11.3% (1st)
OBP: .345 (1st)
SLG: .427 (6th)
OPS: .773 (5th)

The Mariners' last 30 games
R: 114 (T-21st)
BB%: 7.7% (T-21st)
OBP: .298 (T-27th)
SLG: .370 (22nd)
OPS: .667 (25th)

[mikeyslade @mikeyslade]

@CinemaTweets1 @razibkhan It’s fiction

[mikeyslade @mikeyslade]

What he said

[Ross Gerber @GerberKawasaki]

I thought we were building robots for our factories. How does bringing manufacturing back to the US create good jobs? Working in garment factories? We want sweatshops here ? You think Americans that don’t even want to come into an office want to work in sweat shops making shoes ?

[Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof]

Billionaire owners of news organizations have been getting attention for their fecklessness in the face of Trump. But as @sharonwaxman notes, Laurene Powell Jobs is an exception who has shown her toughness as owner of the Atlantic. Brava. https://t.co/H8o8heKPQY

[mikeyslade @mikeyslade]

PS and who needs fresh air anyway?

[mikeyslade @mikeyslade]

I would never have bought a Tesla anyway because they don’t have sunroofs that open - apparently this was too tough of an engineering problem for the genius. BTW sunroof was invented in 1937 …

[mikeyslade @mikeyslade]

@stevesi @gassee This was so fun to work on with SJ. We had a blast

[mikeyslade @mikeyslade]

What a dumbass. Typical history major.

[Los Angeles Magazine @LAmag]

🚨 LATEST: Newly confirmed HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced an immediate federal review of antidepressants and psychiatric medications, marking his first major directive in office. The move signals a dramatic shift in federal health policy.
🧵

[Tax Foundation @TaxFoundation]

We estimate Trump's 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico and 10% tariffs on China will:

🔹 Increase taxes by $1.2T (2025-2034)
🔹 Reduce GDP by 0.4%
🔹 Reduce employment by 344k jobs
🔹 Result in an average tax increase of $830 per US household (2025)

https://t.co/uWYL5UXfgL

[Has Trump lowered cost of eggs? @trumpeggscost]

No

[mikeyslade @mikeyslade]

@levie I just asked Deepseek about myself and if hilariously started making shit up like a 3rd grader. I corrected it 4 times, each time offering simple sources (like my VC firm bio page and my LinkedIn profile, and it kept making more stuff up. Pathetic.